"I've said it a long time ago, those yellow robes and the like are not worth mentioning!"

"When I was near Liyang, I killed Fan Yi with a small number of people and killed him. Huang Fazhu was so frightened that he did not dare to leave the city for three days!"

Changsun Honglue was riding a big horse, proudly bragging about his bravery to the knights behind him.

Along the rugged country road, a group of knights were marching at full speed.

On both sides of the road are villages that have long since become ruins.

The farmland cannot be seen as farmland, and the village cannot be seen as a village. Black shadows occasionally flash across the village. If you look closely, you can see a few drooling wild dogs. Seeing so many knights,

They whimpered, turned and fled, hiding in the dense forest in the distance.

There are lonely corpses rotting on the side of the road, and the insects are having a carnival.

These more than a thousand cavalry formed a long snake formation and passed quickly on the road.

Their destination is Dongguan.

After the news of Liu Taozi's victory over Wu Mingche spread, Lu Qian and others immediately decided to send troops to recapture Dongguan. It would be best to join Liu Taozi to siege Liyang.

Changsun Honglue volunteered to serve as a pioneer and open the way at the front.

The two knights listened to Changsun Honglue bragging about his military exploits. They looked at each other and just nodded in agreement.

General Changsun liked this one.

I have never won many battles, and I have never lost many brags.

General Changsun is a native of Jinyang, a decent national nobleman. However, he is not the first generation and does not have much combat experience.

Of course, if it is placed south of the river, this is enough.

When Wang Lin was taken away by Liu Taozi, Lu Qian was very worried about this, but General Changsun directly humiliated Wang Lin and Liu Taozi, thinking that they were not worth mentioning.

Now that Huang Fasu was preparing to retreat because he was afraid of Liu Taozi, this man began to feel that Huang Fasu was not worth mentioning.

In fact, Huang Fazhu was not mentioned once. The last time he led troops to attack, he took the initiative to invite troops to attack.

As a result, they were beaten so disoriented that the temple's defenders deployed around Hefei were almost defeated by the opponent.

If Liu Taozi hadn't provided timely support, Hefei might have surrendered.

The two knights also knew General Changsun's character, and they always believed only 10% of what he said.

Changsun Honglue was indeed extremely excited at this moment. He had underestimated Huang Fazhu before and was almost completely destroyed by the opponent.

But the situation is different now. The general attacked Wu Mingche in Guabu and wiped out his entire army. The Chen people were shocked and had no fighting spirit. According to reliable intelligence, there was a mutiny in Huang Fasu's army, leaving behind a lot of baggage.

No, he fled back to Liyang overnight and prepared to withdraw to the country.

Changsun Honglue quickly sensed a fighting opportunity again.

Isn't it possible to hit Huang Fazhu in this state casually?

Lu Qian was still a little worried about Huang Fazhu, so he asked Changsun Honglue to clear the way ahead to ensure safety. However, Changsun Honglue just wanted to recover the city as soon as possible and regain the stolen supplies.

The crisp sound of horse hooves continued for a long time.

Until Chang Sun Honglue led the knights through here.

In the dense forest to the west, Chen Bing lay down among the shrubs, with tall trees hiding their figures.

They just watched motionless as Chang Sun Honglue and his army passed by them. When the two sides were closest, they could even hear the conversation of those people.

They were hidden enough, and the other party had no intention of exploring the dense forest, so the two sides were just separated.

Huang Fazhu looked at the advancing cavalry calmly.

Sure enough, as he expected, the enemy rushed to regain the city. Lu Qian probably didn't want Xu Du to join forces with him easily?

Huang Fazhu looked at the generals on the left and right, "Let the soldiers everywhere not act rashly and listen to my orders. Without my orders, even if you see Lu Qian passing by, you are not allowed to attack!"

"only!!"

Huang Fashu set up a huge ambush circle on the opponent's only route. His troops were hidden in the dense forests to the west, the hills and ravines to the east, and even among the ruins and the farmland in the distance.

After the opponent's vanguard passed, another army took a long way around, preparing to attack its rear.

Huang Fazhu was extremely serious about his work, and he even considered whether Liu Taozi would come to support him.

A separate army was also specially arranged. They did not participate in the ambush and were only responsible for guarding Liu Taozi.

But his enemies were obviously not so well prepared.

After Changsun Honglue passed by, it took another hour or so before the enemy's army gradually appeared on the road.

The State of Qi actually had a large army stationed south of the river, but most of this army was forcibly recruited from the local area, and there was no support from the military government of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. This resulted in the combat effectiveness of these armies generally being low, compared with the army in Hebei.

Get up, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

This was also the case during the previous war between Zhou and Qi. Zhou basically suffered no losses south of the river. Only Heluo gave them a slight headache.

Although Lu Qian did not get along with Wang Lin, he was sitting in Yangzhou, which really caused some trouble for the southerners. He had certain abilities to integrate various states and counties for his own use.

Qi Bing lowered his head and passed slowly on the road.

The soldiers' eyes kept glancing left and right, not searching for enemies, but for prey.

The Puppet Qi Dynasty had its own tradition. When the army went out on an expedition, there was always no grass growing, whether it was within its own territory or the enemy's territory. This was the case, and they carried out destruction, killing, and looting along the way, and even the generals took the lead in doing so.

It's a pity that the ruins on both sides don't look like they have any prey.

They can only move on.

The front army passed smoothly, and the Chinese army appeared later.

From their clothes, it can be seen that this Qi army is a coalition force from different regions. The tacit understanding between them is not high, and the formation is messy.

Lu Qian was in charge of the Chinese army.

At this moment, he was riding a tall horse and looking into the distance with a solemn face.

He didn't like Liu Taozi, not just him, most of the officials south of the river didn't like Liu Taozi.

Although Liu Taozi came to support this time and saved their lives, Lu Qian believed that Liu Taozi had other motives. He ordered his subordinates not to call Liu Taozi a general, and often wrote to Jinyang.

The act of impeaching Liu Taozi does not matter whether Jinyang can gain this.

Now that Huang Fasu was about to retreat, Lu Qian also felt that this was a good opportunity.

He needed a victory to retain the forcibly gathered army. As long as he could retain these people, he might be able to leave hope for Da Qi south of the river in the future, and one day he could take the emperor from Jinyang.

Then he drove Liu Taozi to the outside of the Great Wall to revive the Qi Dynasty.

Lu Qian raised his head, thinking about family and country affairs.

Just as he was passing by the dense forest, the sound of Chen Ren's war drums suddenly sounded in the dense forest.

The war drums of Chen people are smaller than those of Qi people, but the rhythm is faster.

The rapid drum beat was like raindrops.

The war drums suddenly sounded, and the army was in an uproar. The soldiers were shocked and took up their weapons. The generals began to put on their armor.

"kill!!!"

Huang Fazhu roared angrily and took the lead to fight out of the dense forest.

The ambushes everywhere rushed out together, and Chen soldiers of different sizes appeared on the left and right.

The Qi army was in chaos. Lu Qian had always been popular, but his experience in fighting was far from enough. He was confused when he saw the enemies coming from all over. He didn't know how to command at all. He just ordered his soldiers to form formations.

Raise the flag and let the ministries fight back.

Without specific orders, the generals can only fight on their own, and there is no way to counterattack.

The two sides were fighting, and the Qi army was attacked during the march. The army was in chaos and could not find its enemy, its general, or itself.

On Chen Bing's side, the tactics were clear, and their most elite sergeants came all the way to attack the Chinese army where Lu Qian's banner was.

There was no one around Lu Qian except his own soldiers to protect him.

When these southern soldiers appeared on the left and right, Lu Qian no longer had the intention to command, so he drew his sharp sword and prepared to break out.

However, Lu Qian is not a strong general.

Although the soldiers resisted fiercely, they could not stop the enemy's advance.

When several sergeants rushed from both sides, pulled Lu Qian off his horse, and knocked down the flag, the victory or defeat was decided.

The Qi army fled in all directions, abandoning their troops and armor. Huang Fashu ordered the soldiers to continue chasing and killing. The road was in a mess.

Lu Qian was tied up and kneeling aside, his hair disheveled and his armor stripped off.

In the distance, there were more prisoners, but the fate of these prisoners was much more miserable than that of Lu Qian. Chen Bing vented his anger on them, beating them from time to time, and these people were tied to each other.

He got up, but didn't dare to move, just wailed.

Lu Qian's face was dull, and two soldiers stood behind him, grabbing his shoulders tightly and forcing him to kneel down to Chen Ren.

A group of knights came running wildly. Huang Fazhu jumped down from his horse quickly. He was covered in blood. After dismounting, he wiped his face slightly and walked quickly towards here.

When he came to Lu Qian, he immediately frowned and reprimanded: "Mr. Lu is a famous scholar, who allows you to humiliate him like this?! Let go!"
To be continued...